Solanaceae
Orange jessamine
Cestrum aurantiacum
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Cestrum
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Common names
By language (7)
- Bangla
- কমলা হাসনুহানা
- Chinese
- 黃花夜香树, 黄花夜香树, 黄花洋素馨
- English
- Orange jessamine, Orange-flowering jessamine, Mango cestrum, Orange cestrum, Orange jasmine, Yellow cestrum
- Finnish
- Oranssinuijakukka
- Indonesian
- Ki jogo
- Spanish
- Buddleja glaberrima, Capraria lanceolata, Capraria salicifolia, Freylinia cestroides, Freylinia lanceolata, Freylinia oppositifolia, Jazmin naranja, Jazmín naranja
- Swedish
- Gul juvelbuske
Synonyms
- Cestrum aurantiacum f. aurantiacum
- Cestrum aurantiacum var. aurantiacum
- Cestrum aurantiacum var. chaculanum (Loes.) Francey
- Cestrum aurantiacum var. macrocalyx Francey ex Cufod.
- Cestrum chaculanum Loes.
- Cestrum flavum Kuntze
- Cestrum paucinervium Francey
- Cestrum pedunculare Pav. ex Dunal
- Cestrum regelii (Planch.) Voss
- Habrothamnus aurantiacus (Lindl.) Regel
Flowers
- In flower
- April to February (from 74 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Pierre Cartier, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: José Belem Hernández Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Leane Barry, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Martínez Gabriela, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andrea Schieber, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.